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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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Do you EF owners find that with the AC on, your car drives slower? Is it due to the AC unit hogging power from the motor? My EF seems to lag a little with the AC on. Is this normal?>
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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normal
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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just turn it off when you floor it...
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 10:12 PM
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yea it's normal. i know on some cars (dunno if any civics besides new ones utilize this) but when you floor it the a/c is automatically turned off.
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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By floor it...do you mean freeway speeds?
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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i mean WOT. pretty sure nothing pre 2000 has this feature though
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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WOT??
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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wide open throttle.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 12:24 AM
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just fixed the ac in my 90 si...i swear it seems to rob half the hp from my d15b when its on. idle drops and car is sooper slowwwww .. i only use it on the drive to work so im not sweating ***** lol other than that its the 2/40 method for me. 2 windows 40mph
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